tilda file?

[qwerty]

This little tilda file "~" appears in various places in my
win2k fs. When I delete it, it reappears some where else.
I can only have one file at a time, even if it's in the
recycle bin. So I'm wondering if it's associated with the
outlook address book, which I've found references for
elsewhere, or if it's something else. The tilda file is
about 640k in size. I just wanna know what it is and if I
really need it.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I believe this is due to a buggy update in Outlook Express....I think it's a
copy of your address book.

Note:
This is a group to support Outlook from the Office group of programs.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and is a quite different
program, despite its similar name..

You will probably get a faster and more expert answer if you post this to an
Outlook Express news group.

Try posting in one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac for OE for Macintosh

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups).

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/